Well.. He does have some Linux experience to the point that he can use it just like he uses Windows without fear of the thing crashing... SWARET looks pretty cool... if I could train him to use the command line (as it is he gets hung up about the domain/login stuff that appears before the # or $...) He won't be turned off of the OS even though some people unfortunately should be.I belive it was "Robert E. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> who wrote: <snippage>
Slackware looks like my best option right now... as I've got the Slackware LiveCD loaded on there right now, and it's really fast and really nice looking (it's actually faster than Redhat was running off the disk).
Any reason why I shouldn't use slackware or I should use one of the others I've listed (or ones I've forgotten to list?) Ease of use
after installation, lack of show-stopping bugs (i.e. no workarounds
just to get on the web to get mail- we had that with Redhat on the
laptop), and fast setup are of main importance (oh yeah.. free as
well).
It sounds like you've made your choice already. Add SWARET to keep it (Slackware) updated and you're all set. Although, if he really is "computer illiterate" you'd best make sure *everything* is set up before turning him loose with it, otherwise you'll run the risk of turning him off of Linux. Slackware can be hard on newbies, or so I'm told (it was my first distro and I still use it <shrug>).
Or, as someone else suggested, leave Windows on it ;o)
Do you know if it's possible to use a GUI (actual GUI.. gswaret looks nice but it's still kinda textish) with SWARET? If you can, then Slackware is definitely going on there instead of Debian (as Synaptic is a great little tool).
Thanks
Bob Raymond
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